Well, Seattle population has grown tremendously, in all colors. Interestingly, while the population has ballooned the number of children that are registered in the public school system has declined significantly (I want to say 20%, but I’m not sure of the numbers).
I wonder how do they explain that?
1. Gays
2. Cost of housing in Seattle makes it prohibitive to have both a house and kids.
radiohead (former Seattlelite)
“I wonder how do they explain that?”
There are a lot of single/ no kids households out there. Those people like to live in urban cities.
This is a part of 2 Americas
Single / Urban / no kids / liberal / etc. America
Married / Suburban / kids / conservative America
People who have already put down roots are less likely to move. Those who haven’t started families yet find it easier to relocate.
This reminds me of something I learned in my Physical Geography course in college not too long ago. The course text spoke of how in Western society young adults were moving to the city but pursuing careers instead of having children. This may explain the drop in children enrolled in public schools.
Or it could also be that these affluent people moving to the city are enrolling their children in private schools. Either way it is an interesting trend to study.